The Senate, Thursday, April 13, 1995

The Senate took up 39 bills, listed below by bill.

Votes Taken
1 roll call38 voice votes
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The Senate journal does not record who spoke for or against a motion, so this is the vote record without the debate.

What the Senate Did That Day

The record does not say what order these came in: the journal page is cited on only a few of them, so they are listed by bill.

HB 109 (1995)Became Law
relative to what constitutes prostitution.
Rep. Hambrick (Straf 7) House Corrections and Criminal Justice Senate Judiciary Crimes, Criminal Procedure and Corrections

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 4, 1995✓HouseFeb 9, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorJun 19, 1995✓LawJan 1, 1996
HB 141 (1995)Became Law
enabling towns, school districts and village districts to use the official ballot for voting on budgetary warrant articles and amending the charter process.
Rep. Hess (Merr 11) House Municipal and County Government Senate Public Affairs Municipalities

Senate Public Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)

Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote

Suspend the Rules (Set a rule aside; needs two thirds)

Motion Passed: Rules Suspended

Moved by Sen. Rubens.

In the record: Suspend Rules for report

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 4, 1995✓HouseMar 9, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorMay 9, 1995✓LawJul 8, 1995
HB 143 (1995)Became Law
relative to transporting loads on highways.
Rep. S. Packard (Rock 29) House Transportation Senate Transportation Motor Vehicles

Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 4, 1995✓HouseMar 2, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorJun 19, 1995✓LawJun 19, 1995
HB 185 (1995)Became Law
transferring the Christa McAuliffe planetarium commission to the department of postsecondary technical education, and repealing certain rulemaking provisions.

Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 4, 1995✓HouseFeb 15, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorMay 24, 1995✓LawJul 1, 1995
HB 204 (1995)Became Law
exempting hospitals licensed by the state from certain provisions of the New Hampshire pharmacists and pharmacies statutes.

Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 4, 1995✓HouseMar 15, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorMay 9, 1995✓LawJul 8, 1995
HB 217 (1995)Became Law
relative to the profession of engineering and the boards of engineers, architects, land surveyors, natural scientists, and foresters.

Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 4, 1995✓HouseMar 9, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorJun 21, 1995✓LawJan 1, 1996
HB 232 (1995)Became Law
changing the date of final written notification for teachers who are not being renominated or elected from March 31 to April 15.
Rep. R. Dodge (Rock 4) House Education Senate Education Education - General

Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 4, 1995✓HouseFeb 15, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorJun 5, 1995✓LawJan 1, 1996
HB 241 (1995)Became Law
making technical changes in the business taxes.
Rep. D. Sytek (Rock 26) House Finance Senate Ways and Means Taxes - State

Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseMar 2, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorMay 3, 1995✓LawJul 2, 1995
HB 301 (1996)Became Law
prohibiting certain evidence in sexual assault cases.
Rep. Snyder (Straf 14) House Corrections and Criminal Justice Senate Judiciary Crimes, Criminal Procedure and Corrections

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)

Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote

In the record: Laid on Table

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseFeb 16, 1995✓SenateFeb 13, 1996✓GovernorMar 18, 1996✓LawMay 17, 1996
eliminating the advisory council on literacy and dropout prevention and establishing a committee to study literacy issues.
Rep. Hutchinson (Rock 29) House Education Senate Education Education - General

Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseMar 2, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorJun 21, 1995✓LawJul 1, 1995
relative to a defendant's repayment of counsel expenses that have been paid by the state.
Rep. Lozeau (Hills 30) House Corrections and Criminal Justice Senate Judiciary Crimes, Criminal Procedure and Corrections

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseMar 2, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorJun 1, 1995✓LawJul 1, 1995
relative to disqualification for unemployment compensation benefits due to self-employment, adding legislative members to the advisory council on unemployment compensation and establishing a committee to study certain unemployment compensation

Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)

Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseFeb 9, 1995✓SenateMay 4, 1995✓GovernorJun 20, 1995✓Law
authorizing a New Hampshire Pearl Harbor survivor special number plate.
Rep. E. Dodge (Hills 18) House Transportation Senate Transportation Motor Vehicles

Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseFeb 9, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorMay 3, 1995✓LawJul 2, 1995
relative to the powers and duties of a municipality relating to trust funds and school district taxes, relative to qualification of beneficial interest trust owners for certain tax exemptions, and relative to public meetings of the current use board.
Rep. Noyes (Rock 26) House Municipal and County Government Senate Education Taxes - Local

Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseFeb 9, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorMay 24, 1995✓Law
HB 369-A (1995)Became Law
establishing a committee to study the feasibility of leasing the Mount Sunapee and Cannon Mountain ski areas.
Rep. Behrens (Sull 2) House Public Works and Highways Senate Environment Study Committees and Commissions

Senate Environment recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseMar 9, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorJun 19, 1995✓LawJun 19, 1996
HB 370 (1995)Became Law
relative to the committee overseeing the study requested of the Dartmouth Medical School established in 1993, 358:5.

Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseFeb 15, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorMay 16, 1995✓LawMay 16, 1995
HB 389 (1995)Became Law
relative to liability of directors and officers of nonprofit organizations.

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseMar 2, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorJun 21, 1995✓LawJan 1, 1996
relative to the state board's rulemaking authority and local district policy regarding situations involving manifest educational hardship.
Rep. Hutchinson (Rock 29) House Education Senate Education Education - General

Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseMar 15, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorMay 16, 1995✓LawJul 15, 1995
amending the fiscal note law.

Accede to the Request for a Committee of Conference (Agree to a conference)

Motion Passed: Conference Agreed on a voice vote

In the record: Accede to Request for Committee of Conference

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseFeb 9, 1995✓SenateMar 28, 1995✓GovernorJun 19, 1995✓LawAug 18, 1995
authorizing the department of justice to hire a special investigator to be funded through fees paid to the occupational regulatory boards and commissions.
Rep. Dowd (Rock 13) House Finance Senate Judiciary

Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseFeb 15, 1995✕SenateApr 13, 1995Governor✕LawApr 13, 1995
relative to the repair and maintenance of the road from New Hampshire route 10 to the Connecticut River in Bedell Bridge state park and relative to the construction of a boat launch at the park.
Rep. Teschner (Graf 5) House Public Works and Highways Senate Transportation Transportation and Highways

Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseMar 2, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorMay 9, 1995✓LawJul 8, 1995
relative to the healthy kids act.

Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA); a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).

Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)

Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseFeb 15, 1995✓SenateMay 23, 1995✓GovernorJun 19, 1995✓LawAug 18, 1995
HB 616 (1995)Became Law
relative to scenic byways.
Rep. M. Fuller Clark (Rock 31) House Public Works and Highways Senate Transportation

Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseMar 2, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorMay 16, 1995✓LawJul 15, 1995
relative to advertising devices on scenic and cultural byways and increasing the membership of the scenic and cultural byways council.
Rep. M. Fuller Clark (Rock 31) House Public Works and Highways Senate Transportation Transportation and Highways

Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓HouseMar 9, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorMay 16, 1995✓LawJun 15, 1995
HJR 1 (1995)Became Law
reaffirming state sovereignty under the 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Rep. Gorman (Rock 8) House State-Federal Relations Senate Public Affairs State Government

Senate Public Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Adopt (Approve the resolution)

Motion Passed: Resolution Adopted on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 4, 1995✓House✓SenateApr 13, 1995✓GovernorMay 3, 1995✓Law
relative to the maintenance and discontinuance of class V highways.
Sen. Colantuono (SD14) House Public Works and Highways Senate Transportation Transportation and Highways

Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)

Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote

In the record: Concur

✓IntroducedJan 5, 1995✓SenateFeb 21, 1995✓HouseMar 30, 1995✓GovernorMay 9, 1995✓LawJun 8, 1995
relative to foundation aid.
Sen. Lovejoy (SD6) House Education Education - General

Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)

Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote

In the record: Laid on Table

Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)

Motion Failed 7–15 on a roll call

Moved by Sen. Larsen.

In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 2204

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedMar 15, 1995✓SenateApr 13, 1995✕HouseJul 1, 1995Governor✕LawJul 1, 1995